What color is #6B6976?

#6B6976 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6B6976?

The RGB value is 107, 105, 118: 107 red, 105 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6B6976?

The complementary color is #747669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6B6976?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6B6976 color

#6B6976 rgb(107, 105, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #6B6976 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 42% red, 41.2% green and 46.3% blue (107, 105, 118).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 6% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#6B6976 color codes

HEX	`#6B6976`
RGB	`rgb(107, 105, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(42%, 41.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 6%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 11%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 11%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.99, 3.55, -6.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.99, 7.81, 297.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.384, 14.537, 19.184)`
Decimal	`7039350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6B6976, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6B6976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6B6976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6B6976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6b6976; }
.text { color: #6b6976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6b6976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(107 105 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6b6976, #726976); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #6B6976?: #6B6976 is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6B6976?: The RGB value is 107, 105, 118: 107 red, 105 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6B6976?: The complementary color is #747669, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6B6976?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.